1Chaim Sheba Medical Center, the Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
International Journal of Celiac Disease.
2021,
Vol. 9 No. 1, 6-9
DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-9-1-8
Copyright © 2021 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Aaron Lerner. The COVID-19 Vaccination Debate: CoV-2 in Celiac Disease: A Pathogen or just along for the Ride?.
International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2021; 9(1):6-9. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-9-1-8.
Correspondence to: Aaron Lerner, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, the Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. Email:
aaronlerner1948@gmail.comAbstract
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, impacts human health all over the world with high morbidity and mortality. Many chronic diseases predispose the patients to be infected, including autoimmune diseases. Despite theoretical and rare exceptions, celiac disease is not a high-risk condition for COVID-19 infection. The present review expends on those potential circumstances that put the CD patients at risk for COVID-19.
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